Star Bread with Cheese and Herbs
 
 
Makes 1 10" round loaf
Ingredients
Dough:
  • ¾ cup + 3 tablespoons milk
  • 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
  • ¼ teaspoon sugar
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
Filling and finish:
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • ½ cup grated Asiago cheese with rosemary and olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Summer Smoke Sea Salt (see notes) or sea salt
Instructions
Make the dough:
  1. In a large bowl, heat milk until warm - about 30 seconds in the microwave should do. Add the yeast and sugar. Whisk together until thoroughly combined and let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes.
  2. Add the rest of the dough ingredients (butter through salt) to the milk mixture, stirring everything until it comes together to form a shaggy ball. Then knead the dough by hand (or with a dough hook attachment) until it’s smooth and elastic - this will take about 10 minutes (or less if using a stand mixer). Shape dough into a ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and let it rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Make the filling:
  1. While the dough rises, combine the butter, parsley, oregano, garlic powder and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
Shape and bake the loaf:
  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. After the dough has risen, punch it down and divide into 4 equal pieces.
  3. Using a rolling pin, roll one piece into a circle, about 10 inches in diameter, and transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Brush the entire surface with the beaten egg, leaving a 1" border around the edges. Spread one-third of the filling in an even layer over the top of the dough and sprinkle on one-third of the cheese. Repeat with remaining portions of dough, leaving the last circle bare.
  4. Place a 2" round cutter in the center of the stack of dough. Use a sharp knife to cut dough into 16 wedges, leaving the area inside the round cutter intact.
  5. Using your hands, gently twist two adjacent wedges away from each other a few times and pinch ends to seal. Repeat with remaining wedges of dough.
  6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  7. Let dough rise for 15 minutes and then brush top of loaf with the remaining beaten egg and sprinkle with salt.
  8. Bake for 15-18 minutes until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Notes
This product was featured in a Tasting Box from Hatchery.
Recipe by Two of a Kind at http://www.twoofakindcooks.com/star-bread-with-cheese-and-herbs/